Native to North America, amenable to a range of growing conditions, and beneficial to many types of wildlife, serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.) is a landscaping powerhouse. It's also beautiful to behold ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn’t survive the season, but ...

As the weather changes in autumn, the chatter of new birdsong in our yards can make us start to wonder which plants our feathered friends might need in spring. One option that will bring more birds to ...

One Green World in Portland has a wide selection of unusual fruit and berry plants, https://onegreenworld.com. Raintree Nursery in Morton, Washington, is known for ...

Almost two years after I started writing this column, I reflected on my growing personal obsession with serviceberry, a Missouri native tree. The seeds of that preoccupation had been planted during a ...

During the summer months in the Vail area, our hillsides and valleys burst into familiar color with a range of native plants. Many of these plants are not only beautiful, they are often edible and ...

A couple of years ago, tree cutting contractors hired by the power company came through and clear-cut all of the trees and shrubs under and around the electric lines that run across our property. It ...